Mehmet C. Oz, MD, FACS
Mehmet C. Oz, MD, FACS //Professor of Surgery Address:
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia
Milstein Hospital Bldg Room 7 GN 435
177 Fort Washington AvenueNew York, NY 10032Phone: 212-305-4434Fax: 212-342-3520
Positions and Appointments
2001-present
Professor of Surgery
Columbia University College ofPhysicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
2001-present
Director, Cardiovascular Institute
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
2001-present
Vice Chairman, Cardiovascular Services,Department of Surgery
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
1993-present
Attending Surgeon
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Clinical SpecialtiesMinimally invasive heart surgeryCardiothoracic surgeryMitral and aortic valve surgeryAdult cardiac transplantationMechanical heart assistanceCoronary bypass and aneurysm surgery
Research InterestsMinimally invasive cardiac surgeryComplementary medicineHealthcare outcomes analysisHeart replacement
Education and Training
1991-1993
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
1990-1991
Chief Resident, General Surgery
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
1986-1990
Intern/Resident, General Surgery
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
1986
MD/MBA
University of Pennsylvania/Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia, PA
1982
BA
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Board CertificationsAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2004American Board of Surgery, 1992
Professional Experience
2000-2001
Associate Professor of Surgery
Columbia University College ofPhysicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
1994-2001
Director, Cardiac Assist Device Program
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
1994-2000
Irving Assistant Professor of Surgery
Columbia University College ofPhysicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
Professional HonorsHONORS:Listed in Doctors of the Year, Hippocrates MagazineListed in Healers of the Millennium, Healthy Living MagazineListed in Best Doctors of the Year, New York MagazineListed in Castle Connolly GuideNamed Global Leader of Tomorrow, World Economic Forum, 1999Named Turkish American of the Year, 1996AWARDS:Books for a Better America Award (for Healing from the Heart), 1999Robert E. Gross Research Scholarship, AATS, 1994-96Research Award, American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, 1991Blakemore Research Awards, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1988-91
Professional Societies and CommitteesMember of the Thoracic Surgical Workforce Committee, 1998American Association of Thoracic Surgeons, 1997Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 199721st Century Cardiac Surgical Society, 1996Fellow, American College of Cardiology, 1995New York State Society of Surgeons, 1995American College of Cardiology, 1995American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, 1994Association for Academic Surgery, 1994New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, 1993International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation, 1992Association of Turkish American Scientists, 1991Turkish-American Physicians Association, 1991International Society for Optical Engineering, 1989American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, 1989American College of Angiology, Scientific CouncilAmerican Heart Association, Scientific Council
Selected PublicationsCardiac Assist Devices, Edited by Daniel J. Goldstein, MD and Mehmet C. Oz, MD Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Edited by Mehmet C. Oz, MD, and Daniel J. Goldstein, MD. Voted the best health science book by Doody’s rating service in 2000 Oz, MC, Healing from the Heart. Dutton New York, NY 1999 Goldstein DJ, Oz, MC, Rose EA: Implantable left ventricular assist devices. New England Journal of Med 339: 1522-1533, 1998 Oz, MC, Levin H, Rose EA. Long-term, Implantable Ventricular Assist Devices: What are they and who needs them. Comprehensive Therapy 21(7): 351-354; 1995.Oz, MC, Goldstein DJ, Pepino P, Weinberg AD, Thompson SM, Catanese KA, Vargo RL, McCarthy PM, Rose EA, Levin HR. Screening scale predicts patients successfully receiving long-term, implantable left ventricular assist devices. Circ 92 (9 supp II):II-169-II-173; 1995.Oz, MC, Argenziano M, Catanese KA, Gardocki MT, Goldstein DJ, Ashton RC, Gelijns AC, Rose EA, Levin HR. Bridge experience with long-term implantable left ventricular assist devices: are they an alternative to transplantation? Circulation 95(7): 1844-1852, 1997.Oz, MC, Argenziano M, Rose EA. What is “Minimally Invasive” coronary bypass surgery? Experience with a variety of surgical revascularization procedures for single-vessel disease. Chest.;112:1409-16 1997.Oz, MC, Whitworth J, Liu E. Complementary medicine effects on coronary artery bypass patients. JAMA;279(9):710-11, 1998. Oz, MC, Rose EA, Lemole GM. Alternative Medicine-The Case of Herbal Remedies. The New England Journal of Medicine; 340(13): 1056, 1999.Chen JM, Cullinane S, Spanier TB, Artrip JH, John R, Edwards NM, Oz, MC, Landry DW. Vasopressin Deficiency and Pressor Hypersensitivity in Hemodynamically Unstable Organ Donors. Circulation; 100(19 Suppl); II244-6, 1999.Goldstein DJ, Oz, MC: Current Status and Future Directions of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Curr Opin Cardiol 14:419-425, 1999. Oz, MC, Cosgrove DM, Badduke BR, Hill JD, Flannery M, Palumbo R, Topic N. Controlled clinical trial of a novel hemostatic agent in cardiac surgery. The Fusion Matrix Study Group. Ann Thorac Surgery, 69(5) :1376-82, 2000.Morales DLS, Catanese KA, Helman DN, Williams MR, Weinberg A, Goldstein DJ, Rose EA, Oz, MC. Six-Year Experience of Caring for 44 LVAD Patients at Home: Safe, Economical, and Necessary. JTCVS; 119(2): 251-59, 2000. Liu EH, Turner LM, Lin SX, Klaus L, Choi LY, Whitworth J, Ting W, Oz, MC. Use of Alternative Medicine by Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg; 120(2): 335-41, 2000.
